Kvabebihyrax

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Kvabebihyrax
Fossil range: Late Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Pliohyracidae
Genus: Kvabebihyrax
Gabunia & Vekua, 1966

Kvabebihyrax is an extinct genus of hyrax.

With a length of 1,60 m (5 ft 4 in), Kvabebihyrax was much larger than modern hyraxes. Its robust body and eyes placed high on the skull gave it a hippopotamus-like appearance. It also had large incisors in both jaws.